crossfire

A noun referring to a situation where there is a lively or heated exchange of ideas and opinions, or to gunfire coming from multiple directions so that the lines of fire intersect.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее ситуацию, в которой происходит оживлённый или напряжённый обмен идеями и мнениями, или перекрёстный огонь из нескольких направлений, линии которого пересекаются.

1. Intersecting gunfire B2 formal

   Gunfire from two or more positions that crosses, creating a dangerous zone.

   • The soldiers were caught in the crossfire between the two armies.
   • Civilians were injured in the crossfire during the conflict.
   • The general ordered a crossfire to trap the enemy forces.

   🇷🇺Перекрестный огонь

2. Heated exchange of ideas B2 informal

   A lively, often heated, exchange of opinions or arguments between people.

   • The debate turned into a crossfire of accusations and counter-accusations.
   • During the meeting, there was a crossfire of ideas about the new policy.
   • The journalists were caught in a crossfire of conflicting statements from the officials.

   🇷🇺Перекрёстный огонь

   Синонимы: argumentclashcontroversydebatedisputeexchange

• crossfires plural form
• crossfires' possessive plural form
• crossfire's possessive singular form